# 1982 Speedway World Team Cup

The 1982 Speedway World Team Cup was the 23rd edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.
The final took place on 15 August, at the White City Stadium in London. The United States won their first title.

## Qualification stage 1

| Day | Venue | Winner |
| Stage 1 ||||
| 16 May | King's Lynn | England |
| 16 May | Varhaug | Denmark |
| 16 May | Lonigo | Czechoslovakia |
| 16 May | Miskolc | Poland |
| 26 June | Slaný | Czechoslovakia |

### Commonwealth round

* 16 May
* King's Lynn, Norfolk Arena
* Referee: C. Ringstrom
| Placing | Team / Rider name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 1 | England | 42 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 36 | 39 | | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
| 1 | (13) Dave Jessup | 11 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | 11 | | | | |
| 1 | (14) Kenny Carter | 9 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 9 | | | | |
| 1 | (15) Peter Collins | 11 | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | 8 | 3 | | | |
| 1 | (16) Michael Lee | 11 | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | 11 | | | | |
| 1 | (20) Malcolm Simmons | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | |
| 2 | United States | 41 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 37 | 39 | | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
| 2 | (1) Bruce Penhall | 10 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | 10 | | | | |
| 2 | (2) Dennis Sigalos | 8 | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | 8 | | | | |
| 2 | (3) Shawn Moran | 9 | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | 9 | | | | |
| 2 | (4) Kelly Moran | 14 | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | 12 | 2 | | | |
| 2 | (17) Scott Autrey | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | |
| 3 | Australia | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | (5) Billy Sanders | 3 | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| 3 | (6) Phil Crump | 5 | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | 5 | | | | |
| 3 | (7) John Titman | 1 | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | |
| 3 | (8) Gary Guglielmi | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | - | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | |
| 3 | (18) Steve Baker | 0 | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | |
| 4 | New Zealand | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 4 | (9) Wayne Brown | 1 | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | - | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| 4 | (10) David Bargh | 2 | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | 2 | | | | |
| 4 | (11) Mitch Shirra | 3 | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | |
| 4 | (12) Ivan Mauger | 2 | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | |
| 4 | (19) Bruce Cribb | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | | | | |
| Placing | Team / Rider name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
M - exclusion for exceeding two-minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell
Helmet colours were permanent for each team (Red, Blue, White and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams indicate gate positions: :
| gate A – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |
* England & USA to Intercontinental Final

### Scandinavian round

* 16 May
* Elgane, Varhaug
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| Denmark - 43 Erik Gundersen - 12 Hans Nielsen - 12 Ole Olsen - 10 Tommy Knudsen - 9 Bo Petersen - NS | Sweden - 23+3 Richard Hellsen - 8 Jan Andersson - 7+3 Tommy Nilsson - 4 Hans Danielsson - 3 Anders Eriksson - 1 | Finland - 23+2 Kai Niemi - 10+2 Ari Koponen - 6 Olli Tyrväinen - 4 Pekka Hautamaki - 3 Olli Turkia - NS | Norway - 7 Dag Haaland - 3 Roy Otto - 3 Asgeir Bjerga - 1 Sigvart Pedersen - 0 Ingve Madland - NS |
* Denmark & Sweden to Intercontinental Final

### Continental round

* 16 May
* Santa Marina Stadium, Lonigo
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| Czechoslovakia - 40 Petr Kucera - 11 Zdeněk Kudrna - 11 Aleš Dryml Sr. - 10 Milan Špinka - 6 Jan Verner - 2 | Italy - 37 Francesco Biginato - 11 Gianni Famari - 10 Mauro Ferraccioli - 9 Armando Dal Chiele - 7 Luigi Bazan - NS | Netherlands - 13 Henny Kroeze - 4 Rudi Muts - 3 Piet Seur - 3 Henk Steman - 2 Leo Bathoorn - 1 | Yugoslavia - 6 Albert Kocmut - 4 Stefan Kekec - 1 Vlado Kocuvan - 1 Krešo Omerzel - 0 Zvanco Pavlic - 0 |
* Czechoslovakia & Italy to Continental Semi-Final
* 16 May
* Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| Poland - 40 Henryk Olszak - 12 Roman Jankowski - 10 Edward Jancarz - 9 Zenon Plech - 9 Piotr Pyszny - 0 | Hungary - 24 Ferenc Farkas - 8 Zoltan Hajdu - 6 Istvan Sziraczki - 6 Zoltán Adorján - 4 Janos Oresko - NS | Bulgaria - 18 Nikolai Manev - 7 Orlin Janakiev - 5 Angel Eftimov - 4 Vesselin Markov - 2 Todor Stojanov - NS | Austria - 14 Hubert Fischbacher - 6 Herbert Szerecs - 3 Adi Funk - 2 Robert Funk - 2 Herbert Engelmaier - 1 |
* Poland & Hungary to Continental Semi-Final
Semi final
* 26 June
* Slaný Speedway Stadium, Slaný
| Pos. | National team | Pts. | Riders |
| | Czechoslovakia | 38 | Aleš Dryml Sr. - 11 Petr Ondrašík - 9 Jiří Štancl - 9 Václav Verner - 9 Petr Kucera - NS |
| | Poland | 24 | Roman Jankowski - 9 Henryk Olszak - 9 Edward Jancarz - 3 Zenon Plech - 3 Leonard Raba - 0 |
| | Italy | 23 | Francesco Biginato - 8 Gianni Famari - 6 Armando Dal Chiele - 5 Mauro Ferraccioli - 4 Luigi Bazan - NS |
| 4 | Hungary | 11 | Zoltan Hajdu - 4 Zoltán Adorján - 3 Istvan Sziraczki - 3 Ferenc Farkas - 0 Janos Oresko - 1 |

## Qualification stage 2
### Continental final

* 11 July
* Ellermühle Stadium, Landshut
| Pos. | National team | Pts. | Riders |
| | Czechoslovakia | 31+3 | 13.Aleš Dryml Sr. - 9 (3,3,2,1) 14.Jiří Štancl - 10+3 (1,3,3,3) 15.Václav Verner - 4 (2,f,1,1) 16.Petr Ondrašík - 8 (3,2,2,1) 20.Petr Kucera - NS |
| | West Germany | 31+2 | 1.Georg Hack - 7 (0,2,3,2) 2.Alois Wiesböck - 6 (3,0,3,0) 3.Egon Müller - 8+2 (2,3,f,3) 4.Karl Maier - 10 (3,1,3,3) 17.Georg Gilgenreiner - NS |
| | Poland | 19 | 9.Edward Jancarz - 6 (1,3,2,0) 10.Roman Jankowski - 6 (2,2,f,2) 11.Marek Kepa - 2 (1,1,-,0) 12.Henryk Olszak - 5 (2,1,0,2) 19.Jerzy Rembas - 0 (-,-,f,-) |
| 4 | Soviet Union | 15 | 5.Viktor Kuznetsov - 5 (e,1,1,3) 6.Mikhail Starostin - 3 (f,0,2,1) 7.Valery Gordeev - 6 (1,2,1,2) 8.Rif Saitgareev - 0 (0,-,-,0) 18.Vladimir Paznikov - 1 (-,0,1,-) |

### Intercontinental final

* Speedway Center, Vojens
* 26 June
* Att: 9,500
| Pos. | National team | Pts. | Riders |
| | United States | 34 | 13.Bruce Penhall - 10 (3,3,2,2) 14.Dennis Sigalos - 5 (r,2,3,0) 15.Shawn Moran - 9 (3,3,2,1) 16.Kelly Moran - 10 (1,3,3,3) 20.Bobby Schwartz - NS |
| | Denmark | 28 | 9.Ole Olsen - 3 (0,1,1,1) 10.Alf Busk - NS 11.Preben Eriksen - 7 (1,1,2,3) 12.Hans Nielsen - 8 (2,2,1,3) 19.Erik Gundersen - 10 (2,2,3,3) |
| | England | 25 | 1.Kenny Carter - 12 (3,3,3,3) 2.Dave Jessup - 4 (2,e,0,2) 3.Chris Morton - 6 (2,1,2,1) 4.Peter Collins - 3 (1,0,-,2) 17.Michael Lee - 0 (-,-,0,-) |
| 4 | Sweden | 9 | 5.Jan Andersson - 3 (2,0,1,0) 6.Richard Hellsen - 3 (f,2,0,1) 7.Tommy Nilsson - 1 (f,1,0,0) 8.Bjorn Andersson - 1 (1,0,-,0) 18.Lillebror Johansson - 1 (-,-,1,-) |

## World final

* White City Stadium, London
* 15 August
* Att: 3,500
* Referee: John Whitaker
| Pos. | National team | Pts. | Riders |
| | United States | 37 | 1.Bruce Penhall - 10 (3,2,3,2) 2.Bobby Schwartz - 9 (3,3,3,-) 3.Shawn Moran - 8 (3,1,1,3) 4.Kelly Moran - 10 (1,3,3,3) R Scott Autrey - 0 (-,-,-,0) |
| | Denmark | 24 | 1.Ole Olsen - 1 (0,1,-,-) 2.Hans Nielsen - 11 (3,3,3,2) 3.Erik Gundersen - 7 (2,3,2,e) 4.Preben Eriksen - 4 (f,-,2,2) R Tommy Knudsen - 1 (-,0,1,0) |
| | West Germany | 18 | 1.Georg Hack - 5 (2,2,f,1) 2.Karl Maier - 7 (1,2,1,3) 3.Egon Müller - 5 (2,2,0,1) 4.Alois Wiesböck - 0 (0,0,-,-) R Georg Gilgenreiner - 1 (-,-,0,1) |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia | 17 | 1.Aleš Dryml Sr. - 7 (1,1,2,3) 2.Jiří Štancl - 4 (1,0,2,1) 3.Václav Verner - 6 (2,1,1,2) 4.Petr Ondrašík - 0 (0,-,0,-) R Antonín Kasper, Jr. - 0 (-,0,-,0) |